A postpartum client who delivered vaginally 6 hours ago is a…
A postpartum client who delivered vaginally 6 hours ago is ambulating to the bathroom for the first time. The client has a history of prolonged labor and received oxytocin augmentation during delivery. While ambulating, the client experiences a gush of dark red blood that saturates a perineal pad. The nurse changed the previous saturated pad 45 minutes ago. On assessment, the nurse finds the uterus to be boggy, midline, and at the level of the umbilicus. Which interpretation of these findings is most appropriate?
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